Inwood Sports Bar's New Dress Code Shunned As Racist

INWOOD, NY — Anger is mounting over Inwood's El Jefe NYC sports bar's decision to announce a new dress code policy that bans "athletic apparel," "sagging clothing," "white t-shirts," and "exposed jewelry."

The bar at 186 Dyckman Street made the announcement Wednesday on Instagram, three days after two women were shot outside the bar over the weekend.

"We encourage trendy and chic attire. We reserve the right to refuse entry to non-compliant guests," reads El Jefe's Instagram.

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The backlash to the dress code announcement was immediate as more than 200 people have commented on the post over the last day.

El Jefe NYC did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.

Some comments focused on the oddity of banning sportswear at a sports bar, "What type of sports bar don't allow sports attire...good job...good job," one person wrote. Another commenter chimed in, "If you think I'm going to wear a suit and tie to Dyckman you're on Angel Dust."

No comment got more likes than, "Damn we gotta dress like Aventura to watch the game?" — which is a reference to the always stylish Dominican-American bachata group.

However, many other comments focused on the alleged "racist" undertones of the new dress code.

"This is looking real anti-Black," one person commented. "How can't you wear your own jewelry?"

El Jefe's post did not make it clear what constitutes "exposed jewelry," which left people satirically questioning if they had to take off wedding rings before walking into the bar.

"Sounds very much racist. How the hell are you guys even still open," a different person wrote.